Child's Name
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First Name
Last Name
Motor Characteristics of Right Brain Delay *
Clumsiness and an odd posture
Poor Coordination
Not athletically inclined and has no interest in popular childhood participation sports
Low muscle tone - muscles seem floppy
Poor gross motor skills, such as difficulty learning to ride a bike and/or runs/ walks oddly
Repetitive stereotyped motor mannerisms (Spins in circles, flaps)
Fidgets excessively
Poor eye contact
Walks or walked on toes
Right Brain Motor Tally *
Motor Characteristics of Left Brain Delay *
Fine motor problems (poor or slow handwriting)
Difficulty with fine motor skills (dyspraxia), such as buttoning a shirt
Poor or immature hand grip when writing
Tends to write very large
Stumbles over words when fatigued
Exhibited delay in crawling, standing and/or walking
Loves sports and is good at them
Good muscle tone
Poor drawing skills
Difficulty learning to play music
Likes to fix things with the hands and is interested in anything mechanical
Difficulty planning and coordinating body movements
Left Brain Motor Tally *
Sensory Characteristics of a Right Brain Delay *
Poor Spatial orientation - bumps into things often
Sensitive to sound
Confusion pointing to different body parts when asked
Poor sense of balance
High threshold for pain - doesn't cry when gets a cut
Likes to spin, go on rides, swing etc - anything with motion
Touch things compulsively
A girl uninterested in makeup or jewellery
Does not like the feel of clothing on arms or legs: pulls off clothes
Doesn't like being touched and doesn't like to touch things
Incessantly smells everything
Prefers bland foods
Does not notice strong smells, such as burning wood, popcorn, biscuits baking
Avoids food because of the way it looks
Hates having to eat and is not even interested in sweets
Extremely picky eater
Right Brain Sensory Tally *
Sensory Characteristics of a Left Brain delay *
Doesn't seem to have many sensory "issues" or problems
Good spatial awareness
Good sense of balance
Eats just about anything
Has a normal to above average sense of taste and smell
Likes to be touched
Not sensitive to clothing
Poor auditory or central auditory processing
Seems not to hear well, although hearing tests are normal
Delay in speaking was attributed to ear infections
Gets motion sick and has other motion sickness issues
Not under sensitive or oversensitive to pain
Left Brain Sensory Tally *
Emotional Characteristics of a Right Brain Delay *
Child spontaneously cries and/or laughs and has sudden outbursts of anger or fear
Worries a lot and tends to have phobias of many things
Holds onto past hurts
May have sudden emotional outburst that appears over reactive and inappropriate
Experiences panic and/or anxiety attacks
Sometimes displays dark or violent thoughts
Face lacks expression, doesn't exhibit much body language
Lacks empathy
Lacks emotional reciprocity
Fearless, a dangerous risk taker
Right Brain Emotional Tally *
Emotional Characteristics of a Left Brain delay *
Overly happy and affectionate, loves to hug and kiss
Frequently moody and irritable, depressed
Loves doing new or different things but gets bored easily
Lacks motivation
Withdrawn and shy
Excessively cautious or pessimistic and is extremely negative
Doesn't seem to get any pleasure out of life
Socially withdrawn
Cries easily, feelings get hurt easily
Seems to be in touch with own feelings
Empathetic to other people's feelings, reads people's emotions well
Gets embarrassed easily
Very sensitive to what others think about them
Left Brain Emotional Tally *
Behavioural Characteristics of a Right Brain delay *
Thinks analytically all the time
Often misses the gist of a story
Always the last to get a joke
Gets stuck in a set behaviour; can't let it go
Lacks social tact and/or is antisocial or socially isolated
Poor time management; is always late
Disorganised
Problem paying attention
Is hyperactive and/or impulsive
Has obsessive thoughts or behaviours
Argues all the time and is generally uncooperative
Exhibits signs of an eating disorder
Failed to thrive as an infant
Echolalia (mimicking sounds or words, repeatedly without really understanding the meaning)
Appears bored, aloof and abrupt
Considered strange by other children
Inability to form friendships
Inability to share enjoyment, interests or achievements with other people
Acts inappropriately silly
Child has inappropriate social interaction (one-sided social interaction, does not listen or care what other person is saying)
Talks incessantly and asks repetitive questions
No or little joint attention (pointing to object to get your attention)
Didn't look at self in mirror as toddler
Right Brain Behavioural Tally *
Behavioural Characteristics of Left Brain Delay *
Procrastinates
Extremely shy, especially around strangers
Very good at non verbal communication
Is well liked by other children and teachers
Does not have any behavioural problems at school
Understands social rules
Poor self esteem
Hates doing homework
Very good at social interaction
Makes good eye contact
Likes to be around people and enjoys going to parties
Doesn't like going to sleepovers
Not good at following routines
Can't follow multiple step directions
Seems to be very in touch with their own feelings
Jumps to conclusions
Left Brain Behavioural Tally *
Academic Characteristics of a Right Brain Delay *
Poor maths reasoning (word problems)
Poor reading comprehension and pragmatic skills
Issues with the big picture
Very analytical
Problem understanding jokes
Very good at finding mistakes (Spelling)
Very literal
Doesn't always reach conclusion when speaking
Early speech precociousness (Talked very early) even if slightly delayed now
IQ could be very high, but IQ's runs the whole spectrum, IQ's often fall in above-normal range in verbal activity and in below average range in performance abilities
Was an early word reader
Interested in unusual topics
Learns in a rote (memorising) manner
Learns extraordinary amounts of specific facts about a subject
Impatient
Speaks in monotone; little voice inflection
Poor nonverbal communicator
Doesn't like loud noises and complains that volume is too low
Speaks out loud regarding what he or she is thinking
Talks in your face and is a space invader
Good reader but does not enjoy reading
Follow rules without questioning them
Good at keeping track of time
Easily memorises spelling and mathematical formulas
Enjoys observing rather than participating
Would rather read an instruction manual before trying something new
Math is often the first academic subject to be viewed as problematic
Analytical, lead by logic
Right Brain Academic Tally *
Academic Characteristics of a Left Brain Delay *
Very good at big picture skills
Good at abstract "thought free" association
Poor analytical skills
Very visual; loves images and patterns
Constantly question why you're doing something or why rules exist
No sense of time
Child enjoys touching and feeling actual objects
Has trouble prioritising
Unlikely to read instruction manual before trying something new
Is naturally creative, but needs to apply themselves to develop their potential
Would rather do things instead of observing
Uses good voice inflection when speaking
Misreads or omits common small words
Child stumbles through longer words
Reading is slow and laborious
Had difficulty naming colors, objects and letters as a toddler
Needs to hear or see concepts many times in order to learn them
Has shown a downward trend in achievement test scores or school performance
Schoolwork is inconsistent
Started as a late talker
Has difficulty pronouncing words (poor with phonics)
Had difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes or songs when young
Has difficulty finishing work or finishing a conversation
Acts before thinking and makes careless mistakes
Daydreams a lot
Difficulty sequencing events in the proper order
Letters are sometimes written backwards
Poor at basic math operations
Poor memorisation skills
Child has poor academic ability
Child has lower verbal and high nonverbal IQ test results, Overall IQ lower than expected
Performs poorly on verbal tests
Needs to be told things several times before they understand
Started to stutter as a child
Doesn't read directions well and is a poor test taker (misinterprets questions)
Left Brain Academic Tally *
Immune Characteristics of Right Brain Delay *
Tends to have over active immune response (Has allergies)
Rarely gets colds and infections
Has had or has eczema or asthma
Skin has little white bumps, especially on back of arms
Erratic behaviour - good one day, bad the next
Craves certain foods, especially dairy and wheat products
Right Brain Immune Tally *
Immune Characteristics of Left Brain Delay *
Gets chronic ear infections
Prone to tumors, usually benign or cysts
Has been on antibiotics a lot
Has had tubes put in ears (or seriously considered)
Catches colds frequently
No allergies
Left Brain Immune Tally *
Autonomic Characteristics of a Right Brain Delay *
Problems with bowel function; constipation, diarrhoea
Rapid heart rate and/or high blood pressure for age
Appears bloated, especially after meals and often complains or stomach pains
Has body odour
Sweats a lot
Hands are always moist and clammy
Right Brain Autonomic Tally *
Autonomic Characteristics of Left Brain Delay *
Still wets the bed
Has or had an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia or heart murmur)
Left Brain Autonomic Tally *